Relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R-AML) is characterized by a high incidence, short survival and poor prognosis. Presently, no unified effective reinduction chemotherapy regimen has been developed. Therefore, the use of regimens before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) controversial. Our study aims to analyze prognostic factors R/R-AML evaluate efficacy...

BACKGROUND Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) combined with solid-organ transplantation is a feasible method to achieve long-lasting organ allograft tolerance through the induction of hematopoietic chimerism in recipients. However, the allo-HSCT engraftment puts recipients at risk of life-threatening graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Novel immunomodulatory approaches...

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a potentially curative option for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Our understanding of the biology of leukemic stem cells has continued to improve over the last decade and risk stratification using cytogenetics and molecular markers have improved our ability to select patients who would benefit from allogeneic transplantat...

INTRODUCTION Sinusitis is a common morbidity in general population, however little is known about its occurrence in severely immunocompromised patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to analyze the literature concerning sinusitis in patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. METHODS An electronic database se...

The clinical outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is strongly influenced from the potential complications arising during the delicate phase of post-transplant immune restoration. The quantitative aspects of immune-cell repopulation after HSCT and the qualitative features their functional restitution have been extensively reported. Nevertheless, measurable immune ...

Objective Pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia have a poor prognosis. We here assess the response rates, adverse events, and long-term follow-up of pediatric relapsed/refractory receiving blinatumomab. Methods Retrospective analysis single-center experience blinatumomab in 38 over period 10 years. Results The median age at onset therapy was years (1-21 yea...

Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) refers to a procedure in which hematopoietic stem cells are infused to restore bone marrow function in cancer patients who receive bone-marrowtoxic doses of cytotoxic drugs with or without whole body radiation therapy. Bone marrow stem cells may be obtained from the transplant recipient (autologous HSCT) or from a donor (allogeneic HSCT). They can ...

BACKGROUND Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a new window to therapy of many diseases. From March 1991 through April 2011, a total of 3237 HSCT were performed in the Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Here we report 20 years experience of HSCT. OBJECTIVES Our strategy and aim include the protr...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) on the brains of persons with and without multiple sclerosis (MS) by means of postmortem histopathological examination. DESIGN Postmortem histopathology, case studies, and case-control studies. Patients Four patients with MS who died at a median of 4.5 months (range, 3-9 months) after allo-HSCT...